Jan

13

Reading Revelation – An Amazing Resource!

January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment

I just received a wonderful new resource. It’s Reading Revelation:  A Comparison of Four Interpretive Traditions of the Apocalypse from Kregel Academic. I wish I had had this book when our small group studied Revelation a few years ago! The author, eschatology expert C. Marvin Pate, has translated the entire book of Revelation from four different [...]

Bookmark and Share

Nov

23

Happy Thanksgiving! An Attitude of Gratitude

November 23, 2011 | 10 Comments

I know. Everyone’s writing on Thanksgiving and giving thanks, but I had to add my two cents to this most wonderful holiday. For the past year or so, I’ve been committed to making every day Thanksgiving. And I’ve seen my entire demeanor change. Now I make it a part of any ministry I do and [...]

Bookmark and Share

Nov

18

Meaningful Prayer in Your Small Group

November 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

SmallGroups.com just released their most recent download called Meaningful Prayer in Small Groups. I’m delighted to have three (3!) articles in this resource. These include my classic article, “Finding the Time to Pray” and two case studies, “Keeping Your Prayer Focus” and “Encouraging the Reluctant Pray-er.” These downloads are excellent training resources for small group [...]

Bookmark and Share

Nov

9

Are You Stuck?

November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

One of my areas of delight and specialization is working with people who are stuck in their personal or spiritual growth. People who know there’s more, but they can’t seem to grasp it. Or people who are so defeated they no longer even dream of more. Most of these people have been abused or seriously [...]

Bookmark and Share

Feb

21

SmallGroups.com now on FaceBook

February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

SmallGroups.com has a new Facebook page.  Stop by and “like” them so you can keep up with all the latest small group news. They’ve uploaded photos of all of the regular contributors to the newsletters and downloads. How many do you recognize?

Bookmark and Share

Nov

18

The Christmas Gift

November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

How often do we discount or mistreat others? And how often are we treated badly by others? And how often are the reasons for those conflicts a mystery, even to us? The Christmas Giftt by R. William Bennett is a charming story of a newcomer, a bully, and the benefits of doing the right thing. [...]

Bookmark and Share

Nov

4

Introducing the Discipleship Network

November 4, 2010 | 5 Comments

I just received an invitation to join the Discipleship Network, sponsored by NavPress. They will publicly launch the site on November 18, but as a person involved in small groups and discipleship, you might want to check it out in advance. The Discipleship Network was created as a place where people who are passionate about [...]

Bookmark and Share

Oct

7

The Challenge of Challenging People

October 7, 2010 | 2 Comments

Mick Mack at Small Group Leadership answered an interesting question in his blog this week. I weighed in with a comment and wanted to share that discussion with my readers as well.  One of his readers asked what to do about special needs people who want to join his group. He’s talking about people with [...]

Bookmark and Share

Oct

4

Michael Mack Talks About Me!

October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

Be sure to check out Mike Mack’s Small Group leadership blog. He has posted an article about me and the story of Why Didn’t Your Warn Me. Mike is one of the leaders in the small group community and you’ll want to get to know him if you don’t already read his stuff. As he [...]

Bookmark and Share

May

24

Why Didn’t You Warn Me? In Korean

May 24, 2010 | Comments Off

I’m please to announce that today I signed a contract with Korea Smallgroup Publishing Co., which will translate Why Didn’t You Warn Me? How to Deal with Challenging Group Members into the Korean language and market that book in South Korea. This company has been publishing my first book, Small Group Bible Studies: How to [...]

Bookmark and Share
keep looking »